1 00:00:52,660 --> 00:00:57,060 Cease fire! Cease fire! 2 00:02:02,740 --> 00:02:05,700 OK. 3 00:02:08,380 --> 00:02:10,500 Stay put, lads. I'll come back to you. 8 00:02:21,940 --> 00:02:24,459 No, he wasn't part of the exercise. 9 00:02:24,460 --> 00:02:26,339 He just got in the way, unfortunately. 10 00:02:26,340 --> 00:02:29,299 Apparently it was an accident. 11 00:02:29,300 --> 00:02:31,259 He's wearing civvies so he's off-duty. 12 00:02:31,260 --> 00:02:33,619 Christ, he's just a kid. 13 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:36,620 And killed only a few hundred yards from home. 14 00:02:38,340 --> 00:02:40,060 What was the target, Charlie? 15 00:02:41,900 --> 00:02:46,300 Right. Damn near impossible to tell who fired the fatal shot. 16 00:02:48,740 --> 00:02:50,419 Alright. 17 00:02:50,420 --> 00:02:52,260 Well... 18 00:02:54,540 --> 00:02:57,619 There's no exit wound. Mm-mm. 19 00:02:57,620 --> 00:03:00,780 Single entrance wound to the anterior chest. 20 00:03:02,820 --> 00:03:07,700 There's no evidence of sooting or gunpowder tattooing. 22 00:03:14,460 --> 00:03:16,379 It looks pretty straightforward. 23 00:03:16,380 --> 00:03:20,459 According to the recruits, he died a few minutes after midnight. 24 00:03:20,460 --> 00:03:22,259 His family have been informed. 25 00:03:22,260 --> 00:03:24,339 Right. 26 00:03:24,340 --> 00:03:28,140 Think they might be able to use some of your bedside manner. 27 00:03:48,020 --> 00:03:49,500 He must have been out running. 28 00:03:52,020 --> 00:03:54,260 He used to do that when he couldn't sleep. 29 00:03:55,700 --> 00:03:58,499 You'll stay here until your Ben gets home, alright? 30 00:03:58,500 --> 00:04:01,179 Ben - your husband? 31 00:04:01,180 --> 00:04:03,579 He's away on a training op. 32 00:04:03,580 --> 00:04:06,619 Mrs Rogers, I know how hard this must be for you. 34 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:12,819 Yes. It's best you rest for a few days. 38 00:04:22,300 --> 00:04:28,420 I just want to know why this happened to my son. 39 00:04:34,580 --> 00:04:37,099 I can't believe that took all night. 40 00:04:37,100 --> 00:04:40,980 That's the military, Charlie. That is the military. 41 00:04:43,020 --> 00:04:45,299 Accidentally shot. 42 00:04:45,300 --> 00:04:47,420 By one of his own, no less. 43 00:04:48,340 --> 00:04:51,219 Still, they followed the book to the letter, though. 45 00:04:54,500 --> 00:04:56,460 Nothing else anyone could have done. 46 00:04:58,620 --> 00:05:00,900 Bloody hell! 47 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:37,420 Where do you think you're going? Give me your keys. 48 00:05:41,380 --> 00:05:43,260 Do you even have a license? 51 00:05:57,020 --> 00:06:00,780 Hello, Walter. That's dangerous driving. 52 00:06:01,820 --> 00:06:06,659 Driving in excess of 35 miles an hour above the posted speed limit. 53 00:06:06,660 --> 00:06:08,500 No rego plates. Charlie? 54 00:06:10,700 --> 00:06:13,220 Stay there. 55 00:06:15,220 --> 00:06:16,740 Look. 56 00:06:31,380 --> 00:06:33,219 I was meeting a girl after work. 57 00:06:33,220 --> 00:06:35,699 What time was this? 59 00:06:38,060 --> 00:06:39,779 And then? 60 00:06:39,780 --> 00:06:43,419 I rode my bike. Took the scenic route through a paddock. 61 00:06:43,420 --> 00:06:46,259 Some idiot had left his car running. 62 00:06:46,260 --> 00:06:48,659 So you stole it? Yeah. 63 00:06:48,660 --> 00:06:50,339 Thought it'd impress her. 64 00:06:50,340 --> 00:06:52,659 Turn up in a nice car. 65 00:06:52,660 --> 00:06:56,379 So you spend the rest of the night joyriding, do you? 66 00:06:56,380 --> 00:06:59,419 Tell me, Walter, what line of work are you in? 67 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:02,539 I'm a logger. Logger. 68 00:07:02,540 --> 00:07:04,499 Right. 69 00:07:04,500 --> 00:07:09,819 So, this, then? Much need for a bayonet in your line of work? 70 00:07:09,820 --> 00:07:13,060 Where... We found it, Walter, in your car. 71 00:07:15,620 --> 00:07:18,379 It's not mine. Tell us whose it is, then. 72 00:07:18,380 --> 00:07:23,899 I don't know. The car, whatever you found in it, it wasn't me. 73 00:07:23,900 --> 00:07:25,739 Check the rego. 74 00:07:25,740 --> 00:07:28,259 Walter, that doesn't mean you didn't commit the crime. 75 00:07:28,260 --> 00:07:31,019 Just means you stole someone's car to commit the crime. 76 00:07:31,020 --> 00:07:35,019 Are you having a lend? Tell me about the paddock where you found the car. 78 00:07:45,380 --> 00:07:47,739 This would be where the car was when it stopped. 79 00:07:47,740 --> 00:07:50,339 Yeah. We're still searching for the owner. 80 00:07:50,340 --> 00:07:52,299 No luck as yet. 81 00:07:52,300 --> 00:07:54,619 If the car was left running 82 00:07:54,620 --> 00:07:58,939 and someone was trying to dispose of a body, I mean... 83 00:07:58,940 --> 00:08:00,619 Yeah, you wouldn't choose here. 84 00:08:00,620 --> 00:08:02,499 Bloody hell, you'd be digging for days. 85 00:08:02,500 --> 00:08:05,939 And another thing - this bicycle Walter claims he was riding... 86 00:08:05,940 --> 00:08:08,340 I know, no sign of it. 87 00:08:19,380 --> 00:08:22,339 Good. You're here. Good morning, Alice. 88 00:08:22,340 --> 00:08:24,979 This rug... Alice, call me old-fashioned. 89 00:08:24,980 --> 00:08:28,139 Out of respect, don't you think we should start with the body first? 90 00:08:28,140 --> 00:08:31,939 Why? He's not going to get any more dead. 91 00:08:31,940 --> 00:08:33,739 From this amount of blood, 92 00:08:33,740 --> 00:08:36,299 the police are aware that someone has died. 93 00:08:36,300 --> 00:08:39,259 The size of the red blood cells and the absence of any nucleation 94 00:08:39,260 --> 00:08:41,699 suggest it's human. 95 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:44,459 Yes, and trace evidence tells us someone was wrapped up in it. 96 00:08:44,460 --> 00:08:47,139 Corpus delicti - without a body, 97 00:08:47,140 --> 00:08:50,499 a certain amount of evidence is needed to prove possible murder. 98 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:52,699 Which, as of this moment, we don't have. 99 00:08:52,700 --> 00:08:54,499 Exsanguination goes on the report. 100 00:08:54,500 --> 00:08:57,459 Alice, look here - these burn marks seem quite fresh. 101 00:08:57,460 --> 00:08:59,979 Perhaps the owner of the rug is a smoker. 102 00:08:59,980 --> 00:09:02,259 Possibly. 104 00:09:04,580 --> 00:09:06,819 I'll perform blood typing and toxicology tests. 106 00:09:12,180 --> 00:09:14,939 The bullet missed the heart but clipped the aorta above the valve. 107 00:09:14,940 --> 00:09:16,739 Most of the bleeding was internal. 108 00:09:16,740 --> 00:09:21,059 So, the bullet hits his left side 109 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:23,060 as he's running. 110 00:09:23,820 --> 00:09:25,419 Interesting. 111 00:09:25,420 --> 00:09:27,899 I'll run his bloods too, then, shall I? 113 00:09:30,780 --> 00:09:35,419 There's a smear of blood across the right shoulder, 114 00:09:35,420 --> 00:09:38,139 well away from the wound. 115 00:09:38,140 --> 00:09:40,900 Perhaps his hands were bloody and he touched his shirt. 116 00:09:42,140 --> 00:09:45,059 There's one more thing. Yes? 117 00:09:45,060 --> 00:09:48,700 The bayonet you found in the car. Ah! 118 00:09:53,060 --> 00:09:54,540 I see. 119 00:09:56,420 --> 00:10:02,139 At some point, this bayonet, which our boy in lock-up says wasn't his, 120 00:10:02,140 --> 00:10:04,340 was in fact covered in blood. 121 00:10:08,140 --> 00:10:10,699 Well, no surprises there. What about Rogers? 122 00:10:10,700 --> 00:10:12,819 Anything we can give their investigating officer? 123 00:10:12,820 --> 00:10:14,699 Nothing much at this stage. 124 00:10:14,700 --> 00:10:17,499 However, we can tell him the boy was sober. 125 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:20,940 Got the feeling the department was wishing he wasn't. 126 00:10:26,180 --> 00:10:29,339 Yes, it would certainly clear the military of any wrongdoing. 127 00:10:29,340 --> 00:10:32,659 The army's asked for a full report. 128 00:10:32,660 --> 00:10:35,300 Come. 129 00:10:37,660 --> 00:10:40,220 Major. 130 00:10:43,180 --> 00:10:46,780 You must be the Chief Superintendent. 132 00:10:51,060 --> 00:10:53,659 And Lucien. 133 00:10:53,660 --> 00:10:56,699 A trip to Ballarat wouldn't be complete. 134 00:10:56,700 --> 00:10:58,619 Derek, it's been a while. 135 00:10:58,620 --> 00:11:00,580 Take a seat. Thank you. 136 00:11:02,340 --> 00:11:04,419 Autopsy report on Corporal Rogers. 137 00:11:04,420 --> 00:11:06,739 Was he drunk? No. 138 00:11:06,740 --> 00:11:08,499 That's a pity. 139 00:11:08,500 --> 00:11:11,699 So, all he was guilty of was being stupid enough 140 00:11:11,700 --> 00:11:13,579 to run in front of a live fire exercise. 141 00:11:13,580 --> 00:11:16,899 Well, stupidity's not something we can test for. 142 00:11:16,900 --> 00:11:19,099 Already have. 143 00:11:19,100 --> 00:11:21,180 Enter. 144 00:11:22,780 --> 00:11:26,020 Corporal Rogers' uniform, sir. Thank you, Kelly. 145 00:11:33,140 --> 00:11:35,939 So, a midnight training exercise. 146 00:11:35,940 --> 00:11:40,339 Well, you both know the object is to simulate an emergency scenario. 147 00:11:40,340 --> 00:11:42,939 Well, it worked. Unlike your safety procedures. 148 00:11:42,940 --> 00:11:46,260 I'm writing a report. You're welcome to read it once it's complete. 149 00:11:47,420 --> 00:11:49,899 Look, let's be frank, gentlemen - 150 00:11:49,900 --> 00:11:54,299 this was just a mistake, an accident, pure and simple. 151 00:11:54,300 --> 00:11:55,979 And the possible safety breach? 152 00:11:55,980 --> 00:11:57,500 We'll explore thoroughly. 153 00:11:59,380 --> 00:12:02,219 Right now the army's main priority is men and material - 155 00:12:04,180 --> 00:12:06,379 which is why I'm here. 156 00:12:06,380 --> 00:12:10,099 That, and to check current procedures, 157 00:12:10,100 --> 00:12:12,700 make sure this never happens again. 158 00:12:14,380 --> 00:12:16,260 Let's assume I know how to proceed. 159 00:12:19,060 --> 00:12:20,539 Such a pity, isn't it? 160 00:12:20,540 --> 00:12:24,540 All that potential gone to waste. 161 00:12:34,140 --> 00:12:36,459 So, you two. 163 00:12:38,180 --> 00:12:40,340 So he's a mate of yours, then. 164 00:12:41,340 --> 00:12:43,419 Not anymore. 165 00:12:43,420 --> 00:12:45,340 Yes, I can see why. 166 00:12:49,180 --> 00:12:51,899 Jean, it's me. I'm sorry, I'm heading straight back out again. 167 00:12:51,900 --> 00:12:53,459 Just dropping my bag off. 168 00:12:53,460 --> 00:12:55,380 Yes, I know. 170 00:13:05,580 --> 00:13:07,580 Yes, of course, I... 171 00:13:08,740 --> 00:13:10,340 Thank you. 172 00:13:18,740 --> 00:13:20,419 It's beautiful. 173 00:13:20,420 --> 00:13:22,420 Yes, it is. 174 00:13:25,020 --> 00:13:26,540 You know... 175 00:13:28,060 --> 00:13:31,059 ...it didn't feel like home when I came back. 176 00:13:31,060 --> 00:13:32,579 Not at first. 178 00:13:35,740 --> 00:13:39,540 Now you can't imagine living anywhere else, can you? 179 00:13:44,220 --> 00:13:46,179 Roast beef and tomato chutney. 180 00:13:46,180 --> 00:13:48,019 Your favourite. 181 00:13:48,020 --> 00:13:52,260 Well, some things never change. 182 00:13:53,540 --> 00:13:56,100 Jean, she knows you well. 183 00:13:59,460 --> 00:14:02,099 I thought that I would see you for breakfast, 184 00:14:02,100 --> 00:14:05,259 but she told me that you were with the police again this morning. 185 00:14:05,260 --> 00:14:08,059 Yes. Yes. 186 00:14:08,060 --> 00:14:10,499 We're looking into a missing person case. 187 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:15,339 I didn't ever think you would dedicate yourself to anything more 188 00:14:15,340 --> 00:14:16,940 than you did the army. 189 00:14:19,500 --> 00:14:21,339 It's alright, Lucien. 190 00:14:21,340 --> 00:14:23,339 I understand. 191 00:14:23,340 --> 00:14:25,420 What you're doing is important. 192 00:14:28,260 --> 00:14:30,340 And so are you. 194 00:14:39,620 --> 00:14:41,780 ...I was afraid that... 195 00:14:43,980 --> 00:14:46,260 No, it... What? 196 00:14:47,660 --> 00:14:49,420 Mai Lin, it's alright. Afraid of what? 197 00:14:51,060 --> 00:14:53,340 I was afraid you'd forgotten me. 198 00:14:56,220 --> 00:14:58,339 No. 199 00:14:58,340 --> 00:15:00,539 Never. 200 00:15:00,540 --> 00:15:03,300 Not for a single second. 201 00:15:09,300 --> 00:15:12,339 Chutney. Oh, dear. 203 00:15:16,740 --> 00:15:18,300 Thank you. 204 00:15:26,340 --> 00:15:29,699 Alright, Charlie, no-one's telling us where this car came from. 205 00:15:29,700 --> 00:15:32,699 Perhaps it's time we asked the car itself. 206 00:15:32,700 --> 00:15:36,459 I don't really speak automobile, Doc. 207 00:15:36,460 --> 00:15:39,219 That's very funny, Charlie. 209 00:15:44,340 --> 00:15:47,979 Of course, I just assumed it was coagulated blood 210 00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:51,060 but I think we'll find it is in fact... 212 00:15:56,940 --> 00:15:58,819 Well, that narrows it down. 213 00:15:58,820 --> 00:16:00,819 We're looking for a tree in Ballarat. 214 00:16:00,820 --> 00:16:02,379 Hang on, Charlie. 216 00:16:05,380 --> 00:16:07,019 You think... 217 00:16:07,020 --> 00:16:09,539 He might be able to help us 218 00:16:09,540 --> 00:16:13,300 find a pine needle in a haystack, what do you think? 219 00:16:15,580 --> 00:16:17,659 What if it wasn't Walter Johns, doc? 220 00:16:17,660 --> 00:16:21,339 Well, Charlie, he was, quite literally, 221 00:16:21,340 --> 00:16:24,579 caught holding what we think could be a murder weapon. 222 00:16:24,580 --> 00:16:28,699 Still, if it wasn't him, who else could it be? 223 00:16:28,700 --> 00:16:31,459 Who else indeed? 224 00:16:31,460 --> 00:16:35,900 Well, whoever it was, Charlie, they've driven in here... 225 00:16:38,300 --> 00:16:40,499 ...continued down here, 226 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:42,420 but they've stopped here. 227 00:16:43,420 --> 00:16:48,339 And, Charlie, would you say that's a drag mark? 228 00:16:48,340 --> 00:16:49,819 Definitely. Yes. 229 00:16:49,820 --> 00:16:51,780 And look... 231 00:16:56,900 --> 00:16:58,739 and ends... 232 00:16:58,740 --> 00:17:01,220 Charlie! 233 00:17:09,660 --> 00:17:12,419 Late 20s. 234 00:17:12,420 --> 00:17:14,139 Rigor mortis has passed. 235 00:17:14,140 --> 00:17:18,059 No... significant decomposition. 236 00:17:18,060 --> 00:17:20,659 Estimated time of death... 237 00:17:20,660 --> 00:17:23,339 ...around 24 hours ago. 238 00:17:23,340 --> 00:17:26,739 The edges of the wounds here and here 239 00:17:26,740 --> 00:17:29,979 are consistent with the triangular cross-sections on the bayonet. 240 00:17:29,980 --> 00:17:32,779 Her blood type matches what we found on the bayonet 241 00:17:32,780 --> 00:17:34,899 and on the rug as well. 242 00:17:34,900 --> 00:17:38,580 Right. Anything else? 243 00:17:39,580 --> 00:17:41,580 She had penicillin in her system. 244 00:17:43,140 --> 00:17:44,899 Right. 245 00:17:44,900 --> 00:17:47,460 What were you being treated for? 246 00:17:51,140 --> 00:17:52,819 Doctor? Mm? 247 00:17:52,820 --> 00:17:55,699 It looks like a telephone number 248 00:17:55,700 --> 00:17:57,780 and there's a name. 249 00:18:00,220 --> 00:18:01,980 Yes. 250 00:18:08,340 --> 00:18:13,260 Yes, hello. I was wondering, could I speak with Beverly, please? 251 00:18:15,980 --> 00:18:20,460 I see. Thank you, yes, I'll call back in the morning. 252 00:18:24,340 --> 00:18:27,259 That was a cleaner. 253 00:18:27,260 --> 00:18:31,139 Apparently, everyone's gone home for the day. 254 00:18:31,140 --> 00:18:33,659 Gone home? From where? 255 00:18:33,660 --> 00:18:35,459 The Ballarat Courier? 256 00:18:35,460 --> 00:18:38,699 Yeah. Let's ring them in the morning and find out who Beverly is. 257 00:18:38,700 --> 00:18:42,019 In the meantime, we may already have a suspect in our Jane Doe case. 258 00:18:42,020 --> 00:18:45,740 The owner of the FX Holden. Right. 259 00:18:47,340 --> 00:18:49,739 Why don't you take the lead on this one, Davis? 260 00:18:49,740 --> 00:18:51,620 Yes, sir. 261 00:18:53,260 --> 00:18:57,619 Lieutenant Keith Marling Ellis. 9th CVR, Central Victorian Regiment. 262 00:18:57,620 --> 00:19:00,339 Yes, you're stationed at the military base. 263 00:19:00,340 --> 00:19:01,899 That's right. 264 00:19:01,900 --> 00:19:03,539 Is this about my stolen car? 265 00:19:03,540 --> 00:19:06,499 I'm hoping it hasn't been damaged at all. 266 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:09,700 I put a lot of work into that vehicle. 267 00:19:12,900 --> 00:19:14,419 Do you know this woman? 270 00:19:22,580 --> 00:19:25,659 Laverton, on training for the past week. 271 00:19:25,660 --> 00:19:28,139 Lieutenant, it was your car 272 00:19:28,140 --> 00:19:30,379 that transported this woman's dead body 273 00:19:30,380 --> 00:19:32,459 to a nearby forest last night. 275 00:19:36,140 --> 00:19:38,940 we all share our cars... 276 00:19:40,580 --> 00:19:42,259 share everything. 277 00:19:42,260 --> 00:19:45,219 You're saying anyone could have easily taken off with it? 278 00:19:45,220 --> 00:19:46,739 Because when we found it, 279 00:19:46,740 --> 00:19:48,939 it had no rego plates, 280 00:19:48,940 --> 00:19:51,579 and the boot was covered top to bottom in blood. 281 00:19:51,580 --> 00:19:54,339 I took the plates off last week, 282 00:19:54,340 --> 00:19:57,179 so I could reroll and rechrome the bumpers. 283 00:19:57,180 --> 00:20:00,459 But I don't know anything about any blood. 284 00:20:00,460 --> 00:20:05,180 Where were you between 9 o'clock and midnight last night, Lieutenant? 285 00:20:06,780 --> 00:20:08,779 Finished rifle training, 286 00:20:08,780 --> 00:20:11,259 had dinner about 8:00, a nightcap, 287 00:20:11,260 --> 00:20:14,379 went to sleep about 9:30, maybe 10:00. 288 00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:17,779 Well, Laverton's only an hour and a half away. 289 00:20:17,780 --> 00:20:20,540 What are you getting at, Sergeant? 290 00:20:22,180 --> 00:20:24,259 Actually, why am I talking to you 291 00:20:24,260 --> 00:20:25,980 and not to your superior officer? 292 00:20:30,340 --> 00:20:32,100 Alright, then, Lieutenant. 293 00:20:35,900 --> 00:20:37,500 So, you were in barracks. 294 00:20:38,820 --> 00:20:42,060 No, a civilian house. Not another soul around. 295 00:20:43,140 --> 00:20:46,260 No.So no-one can vouch for you between 9:00 and midnight. 296 00:20:48,420 --> 00:20:51,100 No. No. 297 00:20:52,420 --> 00:20:54,020 Didn't think so. 298 00:20:58,020 --> 00:21:01,379 Major. Chief Superintendent. 299 00:21:01,380 --> 00:21:04,139 I believe you're holding one of my men. 300 00:21:04,140 --> 00:21:06,379 We are. Lieutenant Keith Ellis. 301 00:21:06,380 --> 00:21:09,499 We were hoping with your permission we may see his service records. 302 00:21:09,500 --> 00:21:11,619 I'm sure you would but the answer is no. 303 00:21:11,620 --> 00:21:13,939 We can lodge a request with the DoD. 304 00:21:13,940 --> 00:21:17,659 You can, and the answer will still be no. 305 00:21:17,660 --> 00:21:20,539 You're questioning him over a civilian matter. 306 00:21:20,540 --> 00:21:23,499 When it becomes a matter for the military, then we can talk. 307 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:27,500 Derek, what brings you here? I want Ellis released. Now. 308 00:21:28,780 --> 00:21:31,819 Yes, but that's not really your call, is it? 309 00:21:31,820 --> 00:21:34,059 Unfortunately, Major, I can hold Lieutenant Ellis 310 00:21:34,060 --> 00:21:35,659 for up to 24 hours without charge. 311 00:21:35,660 --> 00:21:39,299 I'm well aware of what you can and can't do, Mr Carlyle. 312 00:21:39,300 --> 00:21:41,459 But this... This is a civilian matter. 313 00:21:41,460 --> 00:21:45,180 When it does become a matter for the military, well... 314 00:21:50,140 --> 00:21:52,539 Chief Superintendent. 316 00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:56,540 Won't be able to hold him off forever. 317 00:22:00,340 --> 00:22:01,819 What other news from the day? 318 00:22:01,820 --> 00:22:04,539 The woman's last meal. We examined the contents of her stomach... 319 00:22:04,540 --> 00:22:07,819 Do we have to hear about that right now? You did ask. 320 00:22:07,820 --> 00:22:09,819 For what it's worth, a shiitake mushroom - 321 00:22:09,820 --> 00:22:11,459 swallowed whole. 322 00:22:11,460 --> 00:22:15,220 The only Asian restaurant in Ballarat is The Golden Crown. 323 00:22:21,780 --> 00:22:25,620 Mrs Gladys Cook. She's a regular. 324 00:22:26,900 --> 00:22:28,379 How did this happen? 325 00:22:28,380 --> 00:22:31,899 That's what we're trying to determine, Mr Tan. 326 00:22:31,900 --> 00:22:34,739 When did you last see her? 328 00:22:37,140 --> 00:22:40,459 She ate quickly, said that she was meeting a friend. 329 00:22:40,460 --> 00:22:43,739 Right. You seem to remember an awful lot about... 330 00:22:43,740 --> 00:22:46,979 I remember because I offered to drive her there. 331 00:22:46,980 --> 00:22:48,619 I see. 332 00:22:48,620 --> 00:22:50,779 What time did you leave with her? 333 00:22:50,780 --> 00:22:54,739 Around 9:30. 334 00:22:54,740 --> 00:22:59,339 Mm-mm. So you were close friends, then. 335 00:22:59,340 --> 00:23:01,979 I dropped her off. 336 00:23:01,980 --> 00:23:03,699 Then I drove straight back to work. 337 00:23:03,700 --> 00:23:06,099 My 12-year-old daughter came with us. 338 00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:08,779 She'll be at the restaurant after school 339 00:23:08,780 --> 00:23:11,339 if you're planning on interrogating her too. 340 00:23:11,340 --> 00:23:13,339 Sorry, Mr Tan. 341 00:23:13,340 --> 00:23:16,460 Where exactly did you take her? 343 00:24:07,580 --> 00:24:09,339 Maybe. 344 00:24:09,340 --> 00:24:11,499 What exactly are the other half doing? 346 00:24:13,420 --> 00:24:15,899 She needed a distraction. 347 00:24:15,900 --> 00:24:19,059 I'd have thought you'd be with the others right now, 348 00:24:19,060 --> 00:24:20,779 interrogating my husband. 349 00:24:20,780 --> 00:24:23,939 You're Joyce... Ellis. That's right. 350 00:24:23,940 --> 00:24:26,579 So, what did Keith do now? 351 00:24:26,580 --> 00:24:29,419 Something to do with that bloody car he loves so much? 352 00:24:29,420 --> 00:24:32,779 His car wasn't borrowed this time, Mrs Ellis, it was stolen. 353 00:24:32,780 --> 00:24:35,139 I'm guessing it's usually parked by your quarters. 354 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:36,739 Behind them, yes. 355 00:24:36,740 --> 00:24:38,699 You didn't see anything, hear anything? 356 00:24:38,700 --> 00:24:42,299 Not a thing. Right. 357 00:24:42,300 --> 00:24:47,740 Um, Mrs Ellis, do you know a woman by the name of Gladys Cook? 358 00:24:51,820 --> 00:24:54,459 Was... was that who you found in the forest? 359 00:24:54,460 --> 00:24:56,700 Yes. Was she a friend? 360 00:24:57,900 --> 00:24:59,459 She worked in the mailroom. 361 00:24:59,460 --> 00:25:02,899 I hadn't seen her since she left the base six months ago. 362 00:25:02,900 --> 00:25:06,099 None of us had. We all used to be quite close. 363 00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:07,979 She and her husband... 364 00:25:07,980 --> 00:25:10,499 They're separated now. He took a posting interstate. 365 00:25:10,500 --> 00:25:11,979 I see. 366 00:25:11,980 --> 00:25:17,700 Your husband, Keith, told the police he didn't know Gladys. 367 00:25:21,180 --> 00:25:23,460 He... he would have lied, because... 368 00:25:25,820 --> 00:25:28,940 ...whatever he and Gladys got up to, we dealt with it. 369 00:25:30,260 --> 00:25:31,739 I see. 371 00:25:34,740 --> 00:25:36,339 meeting our husbands for a drink. 372 00:25:36,340 --> 00:25:41,139 Of course. Mrs Ellis - Joyce - one last thing, if I may. 373 00:25:41,140 --> 00:25:43,699 You help with recruiting women to work on the base, yes? 374 00:25:43,700 --> 00:25:45,739 I do. Why do you ask? 375 00:25:45,740 --> 00:25:50,059 We're looking for a woman by the name of Beverly. 376 00:25:50,060 --> 00:25:52,939 Beverly Alison, maybe. 377 00:25:52,940 --> 00:25:55,739 She works in the laundry with Kelly. 378 00:25:55,740 --> 00:25:59,099 Is she working today? No, it's her day off. 379 00:25:59,100 --> 00:26:02,139 Joyce, tell me, do you think you could possibly help me... 380 00:26:02,140 --> 00:26:03,620 Lucien. 381 00:26:08,260 --> 00:26:09,980 Do you have a moment? 382 00:26:14,180 --> 00:26:16,020 So Mai Lin's alive. 383 00:26:19,260 --> 00:26:23,659 That war just keeps throwing us surprises, doesn't it? 384 00:26:23,660 --> 00:26:26,459 Quite. 385 00:26:26,460 --> 00:26:29,379 She enjoying Ballarat? 386 00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:32,139 Well, she doesn't really know anyone here. 387 00:26:32,140 --> 00:26:33,620 She knows you. 388 00:26:35,180 --> 00:26:38,259 My wife was missing for longer than we were married. 389 00:26:38,260 --> 00:26:42,219 Let's just say I got used to my situation. 390 00:26:42,220 --> 00:26:44,500 Well, now you don't have to. 391 00:26:46,900 --> 00:26:48,699 You should take some time off, Lucien. 392 00:26:48,700 --> 00:26:53,020 Instead of loitering around my base harassing my staff. 393 00:26:54,580 --> 00:26:56,219 I'm trying to find Beverly Alison. 395 00:26:58,580 --> 00:27:00,979 She's a solid link to Gladys Cook, 396 00:27:00,980 --> 00:27:05,260 whose murder, I believe, is connected to your base somehow. 397 00:27:08,940 --> 00:27:11,260 Do you remember the last time we saw each other? 398 00:27:13,700 --> 00:27:16,300 Men marching through the streets of Ballarat. 399 00:27:17,540 --> 00:27:21,779 Soldiers, all of whom were once part of something 400 00:27:21,780 --> 00:27:24,659 much bigger than themselves. 401 00:27:24,660 --> 00:27:26,699 All marching in unison, 402 00:27:26,700 --> 00:27:30,460 relying on the man next to them to keep them in line. 403 00:27:34,580 --> 00:27:37,259 Yes. 404 00:27:37,260 --> 00:27:40,419 All blindly following orders 405 00:27:40,420 --> 00:27:43,739 without ever stopping to consider the consequences. 406 00:27:43,740 --> 00:27:47,979 You know, I'm beginning to see a bit of a pattern in you, Lucien. 407 00:27:47,980 --> 00:27:50,539 How so? 408 00:27:50,540 --> 00:27:52,819 You're hiding, aren't you? 409 00:27:52,820 --> 00:27:56,139 You've made a job for yourself 410 00:27:56,140 --> 00:27:59,020 unravelling the mysteries of missing women. 411 00:28:05,180 --> 00:28:07,219 Finding my wife... 412 00:28:07,220 --> 00:28:09,380 ...was never a job. 413 00:28:14,460 --> 00:28:16,220 Derek. 414 00:28:24,820 --> 00:28:27,100 Just a minute. 415 00:28:34,340 --> 00:28:36,140 Please, come in. 416 00:28:37,580 --> 00:28:40,339 You didn't have to come all this way just to drop those off. 417 00:28:40,340 --> 00:28:42,099 I wanted to say thank you, 419 00:28:44,420 --> 00:28:46,059 They're the doctor's plates. 420 00:28:46,060 --> 00:28:49,579 Yes, but I know how you take care of him. 421 00:28:49,580 --> 00:28:52,580 These things are important to you. 422 00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:58,899 And I wanted to tell you that I understand. 424 00:29:03,060 --> 00:29:05,460 He seems... 425 00:29:07,900 --> 00:29:09,940 He seems very happy here. 426 00:29:13,300 --> 00:29:15,499 Well, you're his wife, 427 00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:17,140 and that's all there is to it. 428 00:29:23,940 --> 00:29:27,339 So, Lucien told me that he and the police 429 00:29:27,340 --> 00:29:29,059 were investigating a missing woman. 430 00:29:29,060 --> 00:29:30,899 Yes, they are. 431 00:29:30,900 --> 00:29:32,499 He spoke to you about that? 433 00:29:34,500 --> 00:29:37,579 I think perhaps he just wanted to talk. 434 00:29:37,580 --> 00:29:39,779 Yes. 435 00:29:39,780 --> 00:29:41,620 That sounds like him. 436 00:29:46,340 --> 00:29:48,019 Thank you. No need. 437 00:29:48,020 --> 00:29:49,539 Excuse me? 438 00:29:49,540 --> 00:29:53,419 Open bar. Mrs Forsyth over there's insisted on paying for everyone. 439 00:29:53,420 --> 00:29:55,300 How lovely. Thank you so much. 440 00:29:58,460 --> 00:30:01,739 I see the Chief Superintendent has released Keith Ellis, then. 441 00:30:01,740 --> 00:30:04,179 Not before he got a confession out of him, though. 442 00:30:04,180 --> 00:30:06,499 He admitted that he was sleeping with the victim. 443 00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:10,700 Yes, so I heard. From who? 444 00:30:11,900 --> 00:30:13,819 Mrs Ellis. Doctor. 445 00:30:13,820 --> 00:30:15,459 Here to pay your respects? 446 00:30:15,460 --> 00:30:17,699 Sergeant Davis and I are, yes. 447 00:30:17,700 --> 00:30:20,699 That's very kind of you. I'm sure the family will appreciate it. 448 00:30:20,700 --> 00:30:23,299 They're about to start. Doctor? 449 00:30:23,300 --> 00:30:26,579 Mrs Forsyth, thank you so much for the drinks. 450 00:30:26,580 --> 00:30:30,300 That's ever so generous of you. You're quite welcome. 451 00:30:32,060 --> 00:30:35,179 Mrs Ellis there - ah, Joyce - 452 00:30:35,180 --> 00:30:39,059 was quite close to Gladys Cook too, apparently, 453 00:30:39,060 --> 00:30:41,539 as were Daisy and Ben. 454 00:30:41,540 --> 00:30:44,979 If I may, everybody, a toast. 455 00:30:44,980 --> 00:30:47,260 To Merv. 456 00:30:49,140 --> 00:30:51,380 To Merv. 457 00:30:53,380 --> 00:30:55,579 I imagine that's Kelly's husband. 458 00:30:55,580 --> 00:31:00,340 Yes. Daniel Forsyth. They all live on the base. 459 00:31:02,260 --> 00:31:04,899 Are we sure that's Kelly's husband? 460 00:31:04,900 --> 00:31:10,899 Yes. He seems quite close with Mrs Ellis, doesn't he? 461 00:31:10,900 --> 00:31:13,339 Gentlemen. 462 00:31:13,340 --> 00:31:15,939 Friend of the deceased, were you? 463 00:31:15,940 --> 00:31:19,340 Something like that. Like what exactly? 464 00:31:21,500 --> 00:31:23,659 A few days ago, I received a message at work. 465 00:31:23,660 --> 00:31:27,619 A woman claiming to have a story about the Ballarat military base. 467 00:31:30,740 --> 00:31:33,739 And I've been calling non-stop - no answer. 468 00:31:33,740 --> 00:31:37,099 I figured if she was from the base, 469 00:31:37,100 --> 00:31:39,499 she might see me here, maybe approach me. 470 00:31:39,500 --> 00:31:42,299 If this woman is so eager to talk, 472 00:31:45,020 --> 00:31:47,259 People want to report something, they get nervous. 473 00:31:47,260 --> 00:31:49,619 They change their mind. It happens all the time. 474 00:31:49,620 --> 00:31:52,940 Or she can't answer the telephone. 475 00:31:56,540 --> 00:31:58,819 The woman who was murdered. 476 00:31:58,820 --> 00:32:02,659 Gladys Cook lived on base six months ago. 477 00:32:02,660 --> 00:32:06,699 You didn't think to bring this to the attention of the police. 478 00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:09,739 It wasn't a police matter until three seconds ago. 479 00:32:09,740 --> 00:32:12,500 I'm going to need that number. I'll check the phone book here. 480 00:32:15,780 --> 00:32:17,459 The number, please, Miss Anderson. 484 00:32:31,540 --> 00:32:33,380 So what am I missing? 485 00:32:36,220 --> 00:32:39,259 The night Merv Rogers died, 486 00:32:39,260 --> 00:32:41,459 he'd gone for a run around the base. 487 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:44,939 Nothing unusual according to his mother, Daisy, over there. 488 00:32:44,940 --> 00:32:46,500 And? 489 00:32:48,780 --> 00:32:52,380 He was wearing trousers and a smart shirt, not exactly... 490 00:32:54,340 --> 00:32:58,019 ..not exactly running attire. 491 00:32:58,020 --> 00:33:00,219 And quite frankly, 492 00:33:00,220 --> 00:33:04,979 of all places to run and exercise on base, why there? 493 00:33:04,980 --> 00:33:08,939 Through trees, in the dark, on uneven ground. 494 00:33:08,940 --> 00:33:10,620 That's a good point. 495 00:33:12,420 --> 00:33:14,340 Do you want another? I'd love one. 496 00:33:24,700 --> 00:33:27,099 Oi! I'm not going to tell you again, you dickhead. 497 00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:29,500 Stop coming around the wrong side of the bar! 498 00:34:16,340 --> 00:34:20,139 Rose! You followed me. 499 00:34:20,140 --> 00:34:23,259 When you ducked out of the pub I figured you were on to something. 500 00:34:23,260 --> 00:34:26,179 You really shouldn't be out here doing this sort of thing alone. 501 00:34:26,180 --> 00:34:27,740 I'm not alone, am I? 502 00:34:29,540 --> 00:34:32,499 Listen, sometimes journalists think 503 00:34:32,500 --> 00:34:35,459 the story is more important than their own safety - it's not. 504 00:34:35,460 --> 00:34:38,539 Trust me, I know. I'll be careful, then. 505 00:34:38,540 --> 00:34:41,100 So, what are we looking for, Nancy Drew? 507 00:34:45,220 --> 00:34:47,339 It seems strange to me 508 00:34:47,340 --> 00:34:51,660 that Rogers was running so close to the fence. 511 00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:06,139 Rose, he wasn't out for a late-night run, 512 00:35:06,140 --> 00:35:09,099 he was running back on to base from the outside. 513 00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:10,900 What was Rogers doing outside the camp? 514 00:35:13,060 --> 00:35:16,579 There's only one way to find out. Where are you going? 515 00:35:16,580 --> 00:35:20,099 Alderton doesn't want me on the base, 516 00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:22,339 and he doesn't want us seeing Ellis's service records. 517 00:35:22,340 --> 00:35:23,939 I'm going to find out why. 518 00:35:23,940 --> 00:35:25,660 That's army property. 519 00:35:27,060 --> 00:35:28,620 Always lovely chatting with you, Rose. 520 00:36:23,300 --> 00:36:25,699 Sir! I'm going to ask you to put your hands up 521 00:36:25,700 --> 00:36:27,780 and turn around. 522 00:36:32,740 --> 00:36:34,619 There's really no need for that, Private. 523 00:36:34,620 --> 00:36:38,899 I have my identification here in my jacket pocket. I'm Dr Lucien Blake. 524 00:36:38,900 --> 00:36:40,979 Ballarat police surgeon. 525 00:36:40,980 --> 00:36:44,420 Now, what say we lower that weapon of yours, mm? 526 00:36:48,140 --> 00:36:51,419 Lucien, where have you been? Just dealing with some paperwork. 527 00:36:51,420 --> 00:36:53,339 The hospital called for you. Oh, they did? 529 00:36:57,060 --> 00:36:59,019 I wrote up the notes, they're on your desk. 530 00:36:59,020 --> 00:37:02,020 Oh, thank you. Anything of interest? 531 00:37:03,420 --> 00:37:06,579 Gladys presented with a venereal disease. 532 00:37:06,580 --> 00:37:09,539 Ah! Which explains the penicillin. 533 00:37:09,540 --> 00:37:12,419 Gladys's doctor is here in town? 534 00:37:12,420 --> 00:37:15,499 Yes. He has her records dated back over a year. 535 00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:20,659 I see. Now, why wouldn't she see the military doctor 536 00:37:20,660 --> 00:37:22,339 if she lived on base? 537 00:37:22,340 --> 00:37:24,539 Lucien, I just dropped a domino under there. 539 00:37:30,340 --> 00:37:32,259 There we are. Thank you. 540 00:37:32,260 --> 00:37:34,060 How are things at the base? 541 00:37:35,740 --> 00:37:40,499 Um, Jean, would you mind if I just had a bit of a... 542 00:37:40,500 --> 00:37:42,260 Not at all. I'm losing anyway. 543 00:37:43,300 --> 00:37:45,739 Let's imagine, just for a moment, 544 00:37:45,740 --> 00:37:49,100 this domino represents Keith Ellis. 545 00:37:50,460 --> 00:37:55,220 Now, Joyce Ellis was, of course, intimate with her husband. 546 00:37:57,140 --> 00:38:01,339 Gladys Cook was having an affair with Keith. 547 00:38:01,340 --> 00:38:03,539 She was? 548 00:38:03,540 --> 00:38:05,339 Oh, yes. 551 00:38:10,340 --> 00:38:15,419 quite familiar with a chap called Forsyth, Daniel Forsyth, 552 00:38:15,420 --> 00:38:18,179 who is an officer on base. 554 00:38:22,940 --> 00:38:28,419 Kelly, it would appear, may well be involved 555 00:38:28,420 --> 00:38:30,939 with Ben Rogers. 556 00:38:30,940 --> 00:38:35,579 Ben, of course, is Daisy's husband. 557 00:38:35,580 --> 00:38:37,779 How do you like them apples? 558 00:38:37,780 --> 00:38:41,059 So, they were all stepping out together. 559 00:38:41,060 --> 00:38:42,900 How do they keep it from each other? 560 00:38:46,060 --> 00:38:48,140 Maybe they don't. 561 00:38:49,540 --> 00:38:52,019 Hang on. Are you telling me that... 562 00:38:52,020 --> 00:38:54,339 Yes! 563 00:38:54,340 --> 00:38:57,219 I think they're a community of couples 564 00:38:57,220 --> 00:39:00,980 who all enjoy each other's, shall we say... 565 00:39:02,020 --> 00:39:04,420 ...company, consensually. 566 00:39:05,700 --> 00:39:09,059 Right. So when Keith Ellis said they share everything... 567 00:39:09,060 --> 00:39:10,619 He meant it. 568 00:39:10,620 --> 00:39:15,059 And I think Gladys Cook and this Beverly woman are involved too. 570 00:39:17,340 --> 00:39:20,459 Frank, promiscuity within the base 571 00:39:20,460 --> 00:39:23,379 poses a serious security problem for the military. 572 00:39:23,380 --> 00:39:25,019 Maybe that's why Alderton's here. 573 00:39:25,020 --> 00:39:28,899 And of course there's Corporal Rogers. 574 00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:31,699 Who we know is connected to the hole in the fence that you found. 575 00:39:31,700 --> 00:39:36,059 Yes. You know, I think we've been looking at this all wrong. 576 00:39:36,060 --> 00:39:38,539 These are the questions we should be asking. 577 00:39:38,540 --> 00:39:41,539 One, why was he sneaking back onto base so late at night? 578 00:39:41,540 --> 00:39:45,180 And two, what the hell was he doing outside in the first place? 579 00:39:48,180 --> 00:39:51,139 Well, I think there's only one person I could ask right now. 582 00:39:58,540 --> 00:40:00,299 the night Gladys Cook died. 583 00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:03,699 The vehicle that was dumped we now know belongs to Lieutenant Ellis. 584 00:40:03,700 --> 00:40:07,899 He managed to drive Ellis's car off the base without being seen. 585 00:40:07,900 --> 00:40:10,179 We think he may have distracted the sentry on duty 586 00:40:10,180 --> 00:40:12,420 by throwing a rock through the window. 588 00:40:16,140 --> 00:40:18,259 She's not here today. 589 00:40:18,260 --> 00:40:20,379 She should be, she clocked on at 8:00. 590 00:40:20,380 --> 00:40:22,300 Oh, she went home sick. 591 00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:25,260 Right. Thank you. 594 00:40:34,340 --> 00:40:36,139 And? 595 00:40:36,140 --> 00:40:38,739 And I believe it was Blake who found that hole in the wire 596 00:40:38,740 --> 00:40:41,980 before he was caught trespassing on military property. 597 00:40:42,980 --> 00:40:46,379 If he's found on this base again without my permission... 598 00:40:46,380 --> 00:40:49,499 You'll have him arrested. No. 599 00:40:49,500 --> 00:40:52,219 I may just have him shot. 600 00:40:52,220 --> 00:40:57,139 You deal with your men, Chief Superintendent. 601 00:40:57,140 --> 00:40:59,179 And I'll deal with mine. 602 00:40:59,180 --> 00:41:01,060 Good day to you. 603 00:41:14,500 --> 00:41:19,099 Um, I'm actually here to find out a little bit more about Gladys Cook. 604 00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:21,420 I figured it wasn't for the biscuits. 605 00:41:24,060 --> 00:41:27,219 Yeah, I know you have a doctor here on base, 606 00:41:27,220 --> 00:41:30,980 but Gladys chose to visit a doctor in town. 607 00:41:33,260 --> 00:41:35,179 Yes? 608 00:41:35,180 --> 00:41:39,619 Well, apparently, the last time the military doctor saw her, 609 00:41:39,620 --> 00:41:45,299 he recommended she see someone at the special clinic 610 00:41:45,300 --> 00:41:47,500 at Ballarat Hospital. 611 00:41:49,300 --> 00:41:52,260 He made that same recommendation to other women on base too. 612 00:41:53,260 --> 00:41:55,979 Whatever happened to doctor/patient confidentiality? 613 00:41:55,980 --> 00:41:58,100 No names were mentioned, Joyce. 615 00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:13,740 This is never easy to talk about but this really needs to be addressed. 616 00:42:21,580 --> 00:42:25,139 When Keith came home from Korea, 617 00:42:25,140 --> 00:42:29,259 he told me about this... activity. 618 00:42:29,260 --> 00:42:33,699 Out there, they weren't too sure of a tomorrow, 619 00:42:33,700 --> 00:42:36,779 so the men would... 620 00:42:36,780 --> 00:42:40,180 ...give their wives to fellow soldiers. 621 00:42:41,060 --> 00:42:42,659 That way if anything should happen 622 00:42:42,660 --> 00:42:45,699 there would always be someone to take care of us. 624 00:42:47,660 --> 00:42:51,179 Didn't take long for it to become normal 625 00:42:51,180 --> 00:42:52,819 within our own little group. 626 00:42:52,820 --> 00:42:58,740 It's a kind of love when love isn't around. 627 00:43:01,580 --> 00:43:03,299 Yes. 628 00:43:03,300 --> 00:43:05,539 But you weren't happy with this, were you? 629 00:43:05,540 --> 00:43:07,300 Of course we weren't happy with it. 630 00:43:10,020 --> 00:43:13,020 Every marriage comes at a cost, Dr Blake. 631 00:43:16,420 --> 00:43:17,980 That's very true. 632 00:43:19,740 --> 00:43:23,099 And Gladys... Gladys was part of this. 633 00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:27,780 Until she and her husband separated. We never saw her again after that. 634 00:43:30,700 --> 00:43:32,500 The women confirmed they'd been... 635 00:43:34,180 --> 00:43:36,059 ...indulging in partner swapping. 636 00:43:36,060 --> 00:43:37,540 Gladys was part of it. 637 00:43:39,380 --> 00:43:41,180 And they just, um... 638 00:43:42,180 --> 00:43:43,939 ...gave you this information, did they? 639 00:43:43,940 --> 00:43:45,660 Well, I am a doctor. 640 00:43:47,060 --> 00:43:49,379 Updated autopsy report, 641 00:43:49,380 --> 00:43:52,339 confirming the presence of Gladys Cook's blood 642 00:43:52,340 --> 00:43:54,739 on Merv Rogers' clothing. 643 00:43:54,740 --> 00:43:57,339 Well, seems fairly cut and dried then. 644 00:43:57,340 --> 00:43:59,979 Frank, I... 645 00:43:59,980 --> 00:44:02,499 I still don't think Merv killed Gladys. 646 00:44:02,500 --> 00:44:04,099 What was his motive? 647 00:44:04,100 --> 00:44:06,619 Crime of passion, for one. 648 00:44:06,620 --> 00:44:09,419 Numerous sexual dalliances going on at the base, 649 00:44:09,420 --> 00:44:11,739 and the victim's blood on his shirt. 655 00:44:34,300 --> 00:44:36,419 Merv kills her, 656 00:44:36,420 --> 00:44:38,779 transports and buries the body, 657 00:44:38,780 --> 00:44:41,179 then makes his way back to base. 658 00:44:41,180 --> 00:44:43,339 All within... All within a couple of hours. 659 00:44:43,340 --> 00:44:45,700 Really? 660 00:44:47,500 --> 00:44:49,419 Two hours, start to finish. 661 00:44:49,420 --> 00:44:53,219 Now, let's say it took him half an hour to kill Gladys 662 00:44:53,220 --> 00:44:55,019 and drag her body to Ellis's car. 663 00:44:55,020 --> 00:44:56,939 And drive off the base without being seen. 664 00:44:56,940 --> 00:44:58,420 Exactly. Let's go. 665 00:45:07,140 --> 00:45:10,499 Right, Charlie, we know Corporal Rogers buried the body over there. 666 00:45:10,500 --> 00:45:13,539 How long would that take? Half an hour? An hour? 667 00:45:13,540 --> 00:45:15,619 I'll meet you halfway and say 45 minutes. 668 00:45:15,620 --> 00:45:17,179 But that would mean 672 00:45:28,020 --> 00:45:31,019 looks for a suitable place to hide the evidence. 673 00:45:31,020 --> 00:45:32,939 He leaves the knife and the rug in the car, 674 00:45:32,940 --> 00:45:35,219 which is when Walter and his girlfriend steal it. 675 00:45:35,220 --> 00:45:38,059 Yes. By now it would be 11:45. 677 00:45:39,620 --> 00:45:42,699 that if he ran back to base - and I mean RAN - 678 00:45:42,700 --> 00:45:44,619 he might just make it in time, but... 679 00:45:44,620 --> 00:45:46,299 There's no way he'd find any time 680 00:45:46,300 --> 00:45:49,059 to clean up the scene of the crime after killing Gladys. 681 00:45:49,060 --> 00:45:52,419 So, either Rogers didn't do it... 682 00:45:52,420 --> 00:45:56,020 Or... Or he wasn't working alone. 683 00:45:59,340 --> 00:46:01,019 What happened? 684 00:46:01,020 --> 00:46:03,219 I need to wash up. Right you are, Charlie. 685 00:46:03,220 --> 00:46:09,419 Well, Carlyle is about to posthumously charge Corporal Rogers 686 00:46:09,420 --> 00:46:13,099 with Gladys Cook's murder, but you know what? 687 00:46:13,100 --> 00:46:15,379 I don't think he killed her. 688 00:46:15,380 --> 00:46:19,700 Anyhow, I should wash up too. How is Mai Lin? 689 00:46:22,020 --> 00:46:26,180 Um, well, she's, um... 690 00:46:28,180 --> 00:46:29,899 You know, she's adjusting. 691 00:46:29,900 --> 00:46:33,099 Um... 692 00:46:33,100 --> 00:46:36,539 She's never been anywhere quite like Ballarat before. 693 00:46:36,540 --> 00:46:38,339 Must be so difficult for her. 695 00:46:41,020 --> 00:46:44,299 Must be awful to be so alone. 696 00:46:44,300 --> 00:46:47,940 And to be so dependent on people you barely know. 697 00:46:49,340 --> 00:46:53,940 Lucien? Um, sorry, Jean. 698 00:46:55,940 --> 00:46:59,219 Something you said just now. These army wives... 699 00:46:59,220 --> 00:47:03,059 They say Gladys left their group. I'm starting to wonder. 702 00:47:10,740 --> 00:47:15,299 Why would her friends just cut her off? 703 00:47:15,300 --> 00:47:17,779 She'd be devastated. 704 00:47:17,780 --> 00:47:21,380 Maybe Gladys was back on base to get revenge. 705 00:47:22,660 --> 00:47:25,020 Maybe. 706 00:47:27,460 --> 00:47:29,019 Maybe she'd become a threat. 707 00:47:29,020 --> 00:47:32,099 Does anyone else know about the promiscuity within the group? 708 00:47:32,100 --> 00:47:35,740 Beverly Alison might. The woman you can't find. 709 00:47:37,660 --> 00:47:39,739 Lucien, officers have just got back 710 00:47:39,740 --> 00:47:42,019 from Beverly Alison's listed address. 711 00:47:42,020 --> 00:47:43,779 It's an empty block. 712 00:47:43,780 --> 00:47:46,499 They're checking for another address or a postal box. 713 00:47:46,500 --> 00:47:51,819 Right. If Beverly knew Gladys, she could be in real danger. 715 00:47:55,060 --> 00:47:57,179 Yes, they all check out. All except for Ellis's. 716 00:47:57,180 --> 00:48:00,699 Still to find anyone who can confirm his story. 717 00:48:00,700 --> 00:48:02,499 Right. Service records? 718 00:48:02,500 --> 00:48:04,259 No luck yet. 719 00:48:04,260 --> 00:48:06,779 We have heard some scuttlebutt from a few men at the base 720 00:48:06,780 --> 00:48:09,939 suggesting the lieutenant has been warned before for roughing up women. 721 00:48:09,940 --> 00:48:12,419 Charming. They're also saying 722 00:48:12,420 --> 00:48:14,779 that Gladys Cook tried to enter the base several times 723 00:48:14,780 --> 00:48:16,339 a month or two ago. 724 00:48:16,340 --> 00:48:19,699 I'll give you one guess who the CO was who personally threw her out. 725 00:48:19,700 --> 00:48:21,979 Keith Ellis. Mm. 726 00:48:21,980 --> 00:48:26,259 All of this officially makes Beverly a missing person, 727 00:48:26,260 --> 00:48:29,499 which, of course, is exactly what Gladys was until she wasn't. 728 00:48:29,500 --> 00:48:35,019 Frank, are these Ellis's license plates? 730 00:48:36,820 --> 00:48:41,259 If he was so attached to his car, 731 00:48:41,260 --> 00:48:44,659 he might have come up with a playful nickname for it... 733 00:48:48,660 --> 00:48:50,300 Beverly. 734 00:48:58,020 --> 00:49:00,259 I-I don't understand. 735 00:49:00,260 --> 00:49:04,619 Mrs Rogers, we believe Gladys Cook was killed here on the base 736 00:49:04,620 --> 00:49:08,259 and Merv was enlisted to help remove the body. 737 00:49:08,260 --> 00:49:10,099 Using Keith's car. 740 00:49:14,380 --> 00:49:17,780 What, you think that I... 741 00:49:19,700 --> 00:49:21,259 Gladys is my friend. 742 00:49:21,260 --> 00:49:23,179 Was your friend, Mrs Ellis. 743 00:49:23,180 --> 00:49:24,939 She was on the base that night 744 00:49:24,940 --> 00:49:27,099 because she was about to go to the Courier 746 00:49:30,900 --> 00:49:32,379 You know? 747 00:49:32,380 --> 00:49:35,659 About your little arrangement? Yes, we do. 748 00:49:35,660 --> 00:49:39,659 But that's not what Gladys was going to report to the Courier. 749 00:49:39,660 --> 00:49:43,499 You all wanted some kind of payback 750 00:49:43,500 --> 00:49:46,819 for what your husbands and the army had put you through. 751 00:49:46,820 --> 00:49:52,899 So, you created a female employee out of thin air. 753 00:49:55,220 --> 00:49:57,899 The laundry, perfect. 757 00:50:05,740 --> 00:50:08,659 You named her after one thing your husband loved more than you. 758 00:50:08,660 --> 00:50:11,140 His car, Beverly. 759 00:50:13,020 --> 00:50:15,419 Major Alderton, just thinking out loud here - 760 00:50:15,420 --> 00:50:17,339 military funds missing? 761 00:50:17,340 --> 00:50:20,339 Quite a substantial amount, actually. 762 00:50:20,340 --> 00:50:22,699 Yes. 763 00:50:22,700 --> 00:50:26,339 Impossible to do on your own, 764 00:50:26,340 --> 00:50:30,739 but Daisy in payroll, Gladys in the mailroom, 765 00:50:30,740 --> 00:50:32,339 Kelly working in the laundry - 768 00:50:42,740 --> 00:50:46,900 And this brilliant idea was all yours. 769 00:50:48,420 --> 00:50:50,820 Wasn't it, Mrs Ellis? 770 00:50:52,740 --> 00:50:55,819 Even if any of this was true, 772 00:51:00,300 --> 00:51:03,739 The rug used to transport Gladys's body 774 00:51:07,820 --> 00:51:11,940 Fine, except the rug I own, you're all standing on it. 775 00:51:14,740 --> 00:51:18,300 The rug used to transport Gladys's body... 776 00:51:19,900 --> 00:51:22,059 ...had circular imprints on it. 777 00:51:22,060 --> 00:51:28,099 Clearly, your lovely coffee table here has square legs. 778 00:51:28,100 --> 00:51:29,699 So, would you mind terribly 779 00:51:29,700 --> 00:51:33,340 if we had a look inside your place, Mrs Rogers? 780 00:51:41,020 --> 00:51:42,500 What really happened, Daisy... 781 00:51:43,500 --> 00:51:47,180 ...when Merv arrived and saw that you'd killed Gladys? 782 00:51:49,380 --> 00:51:51,339 No. 784 00:51:54,660 --> 00:51:57,300 He would have sprung into action to try and help you. 785 00:52:00,020 --> 00:52:03,219 Gladys came here because she was scared of Joyce. 786 00:52:03,220 --> 00:52:07,259 You all were. She was desperate. 787 00:52:07,260 --> 00:52:11,699 She probably thought, of all the women, she could talk to you. 788 00:52:11,700 --> 00:52:15,059 Of course Gladys could ruin everything for all of you. 789 00:52:15,060 --> 00:52:17,739 Please, I... 790 00:52:17,740 --> 00:52:19,579 You argued. 791 00:52:19,580 --> 00:52:21,179 And then when she threatened you, 793 00:52:27,340 --> 00:52:31,100 The burn marks on the rug. Cigarettes? 794 00:52:32,460 --> 00:52:36,339 No. I think you burnt whatever evidence 795 00:52:36,340 --> 00:52:39,420 Gladys brought with her that night. 796 00:52:47,180 --> 00:52:48,900 Payroll ledgers. 797 00:52:50,780 --> 00:52:52,459 But they're gone. 798 00:52:52,460 --> 00:52:54,380 It's all gone. 799 00:52:56,220 --> 00:52:58,580 Ah, but it's not, Daisy. 800 00:53:01,740 --> 00:53:04,820 This was delivered to the Ballarat Courier earlier today. 801 00:53:06,180 --> 00:53:08,499 Sent by a Beverly Alison. 802 00:53:08,500 --> 00:53:12,499 Gladys must have written up a copy and posted it to them 804 00:53:16,020 --> 00:53:19,699 Before she came here to ask for her share of the money. 805 00:53:19,700 --> 00:53:23,459 You see, this was never about the sex, 806 00:53:23,460 --> 00:53:26,619 or the love, 807 00:53:26,620 --> 00:53:29,619 it was all about the money. 808 00:53:29,620 --> 00:53:32,019 Money and power. 809 00:53:32,020 --> 00:53:36,059 Taking back some sort of control in your lives. 810 00:53:36,060 --> 00:53:38,659 And your son was shot 811 00:53:38,660 --> 00:53:42,259 because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, Daisy. 812 00:53:42,260 --> 00:53:45,539 And he was only there because you implicated him 813 00:53:45,540 --> 00:53:48,219 in the murder of Gladys Cook. 814 00:53:48,220 --> 00:53:49,940 I didn't mean to. 815 00:53:51,900 --> 00:53:54,020 I just want my son back. 816 00:54:08,060 --> 00:54:10,339 I heard Daisy Rogers killed Gladys Cook. 817 00:54:10,340 --> 00:54:12,219 Uh-huh. So it's true? 818 00:54:12,220 --> 00:54:15,259 It sounds like you already know. What was her motive? 820 00:54:20,020 --> 00:54:21,499 You're not going to give me anything 821 00:54:21,500 --> 00:54:24,219 after I told you about the package she sent to the Courier. 822 00:54:24,220 --> 00:54:27,019 Which you opened up and read first. 825 00:54:32,620 --> 00:54:35,060 You're not on the payroll at the station. 826 00:54:44,740 --> 00:54:46,299 So she's confessed. 827 00:54:46,300 --> 00:54:48,899 Yes. Well, Joyce Ellis was the ringleader, 828 00:54:48,900 --> 00:54:50,740 but Daisy Rogers admitted to the rest. 829 00:54:52,580 --> 00:54:55,019 Now the army can focus on what's really important 830 00:54:55,020 --> 00:54:56,699 in this whole disaster - 834 00:55:05,780 --> 00:55:08,340 You? Not at all. 835 00:55:09,580 --> 00:55:12,579 You know, you're still going to have to deal with the top brass 836 00:55:12,580 --> 00:55:14,619 for a while longer, I'm afraid. 837 00:55:14,620 --> 00:55:18,619 You do know he was in town before the incident. 839 00:55:25,540 --> 00:55:28,579 Just thought I'd drop by to make sure we're all on the same page 842 00:55:36,380 --> 00:55:38,259 Excuse me. 843 00:55:38,260 --> 00:55:40,940 Thank you, Superintendent. 844 00:55:43,620 --> 00:55:48,059 Derek, you already knew about the money laundering, didn't you? 845 00:55:48,060 --> 00:55:50,299 We knew that funds were trickling out. 847 00:55:53,500 --> 00:55:56,420 The police could have helped you. And they did. 848 00:55:57,700 --> 00:56:00,699 No-one had connected the money laundering to these three women 849 00:56:00,700 --> 00:56:02,260 until you came along. 850 00:56:04,500 --> 00:56:06,139 Priceless. 851 00:56:06,140 --> 00:56:08,219 I was working for you the whole time. 852 00:56:08,220 --> 00:56:12,179 You don't like it when things land in your lap, do you, Lucien? 853 00:56:12,180 --> 00:56:14,700 You prefer an obstacle. 854 00:56:16,460 --> 00:56:19,020 So I thought I'd throw you a little challenge. 856 00:56:27,340 --> 00:56:29,740 Good afternoon, Lucien. 857 00:56:43,580 --> 00:56:45,220 It's over? 858 00:56:46,620 --> 00:56:51,939 Chief Superintendent Carlyle insisted I go home and relax. 859 00:56:51,940 --> 00:56:53,819 Well, after all those late nights 860 00:56:53,820 --> 00:56:55,699 I'm not surprised. 862 00:57:02,940 --> 00:57:04,620 Jean... 863 00:57:07,340 --> 00:57:11,219 ...I'm sorry if you've been feeling a bit... 864 00:57:11,220 --> 00:57:13,140 ...in the dark with everything. 867 00:57:22,340 --> 00:57:26,340 I want you to know you're not losing anything. 868 00:57:28,220 --> 00:57:30,579 I promise you. 869 00:57:30,580 --> 00:57:32,140 Mai Lin and I... 870 00:57:34,940 --> 00:57:37,299 It's just not the same as it was. 872 00:57:41,380 --> 00:57:43,139 But a big part of it is. 873 00:57:43,140 --> 00:57:48,579 That kind of love, it never really goes away, does it? 874 00:57:48,580 --> 00:57:51,780 And I want you to know I understand that. 875 00:57:58,300 --> 00:58:00,620 She's your priority now. 876 00:58:22,420 --> 00:58:24,500 Lucien, what on earth are you doing? 877 00:58:29,380 --> 00:58:31,060 Watch you don't cut yourself. 879 00:58:36,060 --> 00:58:38,339 That's what my father taught me. 880 00:58:38,340 --> 00:58:39,940 Fancy a drink?